tfdr1
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I was just sitting here thinking about a power window conversion for my X1100 and saw this on Amazon. I wonder if there's room in the door for it.
Dave
Dave
X1100 power window conversion
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geohorn
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If that kit had been available back in 1977… I’d still be driving my ‘76 F-150!
(Well… except for the fact it was also standard on-the-column 3-speed shift and no power steering!) LOL
One of the dumbest things I did as a young man was to special-order my first new pickup truck…. I wanted it simple-and-trouble-free as possible…. so standard shift, 360 V8 (they were discontinuing that truck engine so I wanted it instead of a passenger-car engine), standard “crank-up/dn“ windows, “Twin I-Beam Suspension”, vinyl flooring and “woven vinyl” bench seat…and no power steering.
I had never before experienced the pleasures of parallel parking a standard-shift transmission, manual steering truck
And that 360V8 was replaced TWICE in the first six-months under warranty because of noisy valve-train due to worn-out mfr’g machinery at the Windsor engine plant.… the Reason they were discontinuing that solid-tappet engine, replacing it with a modern engine.
I sold that truck when it had only 10K miles and 10 months on it…(only 1K on the second new engine)….to another young fool who thought it was a great idea.
When you’re 20 years old …and making the most important decisions of your life…. you are about as stoopid as you’ll ever be!
(Well… except for the fact it was also standard on-the-column 3-speed shift and no power steering!) LOL
One of the dumbest things I did as a young man was to special-order my first new pickup truck…. I wanted it simple-and-trouble-free as possible…. so standard shift, 360 V8 (they were discontinuing that truck engine so I wanted it instead of a passenger-car engine), standard “crank-up/dn“ windows, “Twin I-Beam Suspension”, vinyl flooring and “woven vinyl” bench seat…and no power steering.
I had never before experienced the pleasures of parallel parking a standard-shift transmission, manual steering truck
And that 360V8 was replaced TWICE in the first six-months under warranty because of noisy valve-train due to worn-out mfr’g machinery at the Windsor engine plant.… the Reason they were discontinuing that solid-tappet engine, replacing it with a modern engine.
I sold that truck when it had only 10K miles and 10 months on it…(only 1K on the second new engine)….to another young fool who thought it was a great idea.
When you’re 20 years old …and making the most important decisions of your life…. you are about as stoopid as you’ll ever be!
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